Denis Leary is in talks to join the cast of the upcoming Spider-Man reboot, it has been claimed.

The Rescue Me actor is wanted to play police captain George Stacy, father of Peter Parker's love interest Gwen (Emma Stone), according to The Hollywood Reporter.

In both the classic and Ultimate versions of the comic, George is killed while trying to save a child caught up in the collateral damage of Spider-Man's quest to protect New York, which ultimately turns Gwen against the superhero.